On Sat, 10 Apr 2010, Wayne.B wrote:
Einstein had the answer, it's all relative.

Einstein was a pretty smart guy.
And I agree with someone upthread that commented on the point of
boating as being on the water, not being at your destination.
I have an older model outboard type boat that is very much overpowered
(long story) and I've had it up to 50-55mph once just to see what
happens. What happened was, the boat felt like it was skidding on
concrete and out of control. It wasn't designed for that much speed.
Fine with me. My personal top speed over water is around 35mph so
that's as fast as I allow my outboard to go. Usually slower. For me,
that's plenty fast. But then, I'm comfortable sailing at 5-6 knots.

Rick